How to Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy S2/S3/S4/S5/S6/S7

Do you feel your Samsung Galaxy works slower now than the time you bought it? The reason this happens is because of the enormous size of data and applications that your phone has to handle. As you use your phone, the workload on it keeps increasing which eventually makes your phone slower. You may also face certain problems on your smartphone such as bugs or consistent crashes. In each of these cases, you need to reset your phone. If you're looking to clear off all data on your phone and restore it to the state in which it came, you need to factory reset your Samsung Galaxy phone. This guide will aid you in resetting your Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Part 1: Backup Important Data on Samsung Galaxy S2/S3/S4/S5/S6/S7

This step is actually more important than resetting part. Backing up the phone is important because you don't want your phone to look like it was when you brought it – without any games, photos, videos, downloads and messages. You need to save all of this data first so you can get it back after the phone has been reset.

*Backing up data on your phone

Before you can move on ahead to resetting your phone, you need to back up your data and files. To do so, you must follow the following steps (no apps needed, no complications):

Connect your Samsung Galaxy to your computer system. You need to unlock your phone before connecting it to the computer. Open up your File Explorer on your computer.

Here, you will be able to see a phone icon that indicates your phone is connected to the computer. Double click on the phone and you will be able to see an icon for Internal Storage. Double click on it as well. You will now be able to see all files and folders available on your phone.

Select all files and folders here and Copy them (by pressing the keyboard combo of Ctrl + C). Now, move to a location on your computer system where you would like to back up your files. For example, a Backup folder in your 'D' drive. Paste the files into this folder (by pressing the keyboard combo of Ctrl + V).

That's it! Your backup will be made. Wait until all the files have copied then you can disconnect your phone.

*Backing up accounts and settings:

You can use your Google account for Samsung Galaxy to save much of your data including app data, Wi-Fi passwords and other settings. Just follow the easy steps below. Note that Google account does not have save everything. Follow the following steps to do so:

Go to Settings on your phone. Now go to backup and Reset. Here, choose the Backup account option.

*Backup Important Files (Strongly Recommended)

We recommend you to use the iSkysoft Toolbox - Android Data Backup & Restore for backing up selected data on Samsung Galaxy S2/S3/S4/S5/S6/S7. It saves almost all the popular files you need to backup to your computer: text message, photos, contacts, video, call logs, document, audio files, WhatsApp history, App data. The entire process is based on three simple steps only.